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meteoric(short, immediate, instant, duration)
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prime(verb, fit, arrange, tell)
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sententious(short, abrupt, curt, concise)
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short and sweet(expression, idiom, close, point)
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shortened(lower, short, reduced, abridged)
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instantaneous(fast, short, swift, immediate)
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briefly(adverb, conciseness)
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compressed(short, reduced, concise, terse)
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draft(noun, account, record, list)
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fly-by-night(short, unreliable, shady, temporary)
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skimpy(poor, small, short, insignificant)
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volatile(present, short, limited, temporary)
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aphoristic(sharp, short, abrupt, curt)
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brisk(rough, rude, fast, quick)
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crusty(hard, open, direct, tough)
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curtailed(lower, short, unsustained)
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fast(violent, fast, short, casual)
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rough(hard, open, direct, rude)
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scanty(poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
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changeable(present, short, limited, temporary)
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